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The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Commentary: Third parties are not the problem

Riley Metcalfe November 16, 2016

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Hillary Clinton failed in her presidency bid, and as is tradition, the Democratic Party's supporters, leadership, and media surrogates are searching for anything and anyone to blame....

Voters incapable of saying preferred candidates’ names

Casey Luna November 2, 2016

In a recent survey conducted by VOTE, a student political awareness group, researchers sought to examine the political climate of UTSA. In the study, over 400 students were asked whom they were voting...

Trump's sound trumps substance

Trump’s sound trumps substance

Justice Lovin March 30, 2016

A certain presidential candidate, who, in accordance with Beetlejuice rules, will not be named, has taken as his slogan, the somewhat loaded expression, “Make America Great Again.” The phrase seems...

Choosing the ‘lesser evil’ is voting for a lesser democracy

Choosing the ‘lesser evil’ is voting for a lesser democracy

Alex Birnel March 29, 2016

  The partisan politics of a presidential election year have many people in a state of unsurprising fervor and mania. Mainstream establishment candidates and populist insurgent candidates have...

Rubio, the right Republican

April 28, 2015

Politics is a cutthroat game that takes place in an arena without battle-axes or swords. However, the ruthless nature of this game is the primary reason I avoid politics as much as humanly possible....

UTSA Dialogues: Acting a Race

October 26, 2014

The Paisano In this episode of UTSA Dialogues, Didi Adiakpan talks with Lonnie Harris on acting a race, stereotypes and identity. They go back and forth on whether or not generalizations...

UTSA Dialogues Presents: The State of The Libertarian Party

September 29, 2014

The Paisano In this episode of UTSA Dialogues, Didi Adiakpan sits down to talk with Christopher Burns, the president of the Young Americans for Liberty at UTSA about the Libertarian...

UTSA Dialogues Promo

August 23, 2014

The new politics podcast, UTSA Dialogues, is coming soon!

Do Democratic candidates stand a chance against Republicans?

March 1, 2010

March 2 is primary election day.     Running in the Democrat Party Primary Election on the Bexar County ballot are incumbents Charles A. Gonzalez, Ciro D. Rodriguez and Henry Cuellar,...

Prediction ‘04

November 1, 2004

Bexar County Election Day polling stations are open today from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. At UTSA, The Campus Party and the Student Government Association (SGA) will host an "Election Night Party" on the...

Candidates face off

October 11, 2004

The only public confrontation between Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards occurred at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.The Oct. 5 vice presidential debate focused largely...

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